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Ministry of Civil Aviation
Drone use permission to ICMR for conducting feasibility study of Covid-19 vaccine delivery
Ministry of Civil Aviation  and Directorate General of Civil Aviation  have granted conditional exemption to the Indian Council of Medical Research  for conducting feasibility study of Covid-19 vaccine delivery using drones in collaboration with IIT Kanpur. The permission exemption is valid for a period of one year or until further orders.
Furthermore, conditional drone use exemption has been granted to the below entities for said purposes for a period of one year or until further orders:
- Nagar Nigam of Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar & Rudrapur for preparation of GIS based property database & electronic tax register.
- West Central Railway,  Kota for train accident site & maintaining safety & security of the railway assets for a period of one year from the date of issue of the letter.
- West Central Railway,  Katni for train accident site & maintaining safety & security of the railway assets for a period of one year from the date of issue of the letter.
In addition to these, Vedanta Ltd.  also received the conditional drone usage exemption for data acquisition for asset inspecting & mapping till 08/04/2022.
These exemptions shall be valid only if all conditions and limitations as stated for the respective entities are strictly adhered to. In case of violation of any condition, the exemption shall become null and void and action may be initiated by MoCA & DGCA. The links of the public notice of the drone usage permission grant to the aforementioned entities can be accessed from the MoCA website.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
More than 24 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 1.65 crore doses still available with States/UTs to be administered
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In addition, the Govt. of India has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States/UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour.
Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021.
Under the Strategy, in every month 50% of the total Central Drugs Laboratory  cleared vaccine doses of any manufacturer would be procured by Govt. of India. It would continue to make these doses available to the State Govts totally free of cost as was being done earlier.
More than 24 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through Government of India  and through direct state procurement category.
Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 22,65,08,508 doses .
More than 1.65 crore  COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 203.53 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 3.25 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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2,03,53,52,325
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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3,25,80,370
More than 203.53 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 3.25 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses $are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Special Service and Features
Reserve Bank of India organises Coin and Note exchange Mela in Kanchipuram
A G20 Jan Bhagidari Event 'Coin and Note exchange mela' was conducted by RBI at Kanchipuram through SBI Kanchipuram branch on June 12, 2023.
The event, inaugurated by Shri D. Srikumar, AGM, RBI, was conducted with the objective of implementing Clean Note Policy of RBI and to make coins of various denominations available to the general public.
During the Event, the bank branch facilitated the exchange of soiled notes and mutilated notes through their banking counters. Further, coins of various denominations were distributed to the customers and general public.
In order to give wide publicity, standees and banners on G20 were displayed. G20 merchandise  were distributed to the general public.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 78.02 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 6.02 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs with more than 33 Lakh doses in Pipeline
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccinemanufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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78,02,17,775
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PIPELINE
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33,08,560
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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6,02,70,245
More than 78.02crore vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India  and through direct state procurement category.Further, more than 33 Lakh doses  are in the pipeline.
More than6.02Cr balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Education
Institutions like IITs and IIITs are foundation stones in making a New India- Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ chaired a meeting with Directors of all Indian Institutes of Technology  and Indian Institutes of Information Technology  in New Delhi today. Minister of State for HRD, Shri Sanjay Dhotre was also present on the occasion.
The Minister congratulated the heads of the institutions for the good work and hoped that these institutions will make India a global leader in education sector.
Dr Nishank said that the position of a Director is very significant for any institution and they have to lead the new generation towards excellence. He also said that the country is proud of the heads of institutions because the institutions led by them are known for quality education, innovation and research. The Minister added that we should work hard in future to make these institutions, the centres of excellence at global level.
The Minister directed the heads of institutions to make one-year and five-year plan for the holistic development. Dr Nishank said that Institutions like IITs and IIITs are foundation stones in making a New India.
The Minister also reviewed the infrastructure and human resource of newly established IITs and IIITs. The Minister assured to extend maximum support to them by the Ministry.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Special Campaign 2.0 accrues earning of Rs 25.63 crore
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting along with its attached and subordinate offices have had a huge success post Special Campaign 2.0. This campaign has earned a revenue of Rs 25.63 crores by disposing off of 4.73 lakh kg of scrap/disposable item. This has also in process freed 11.43 lakh square feet of space during the period from November, 2022 to August, 2023. Under the guidance of of Union Minister Shri Anurag Thakur and the Minister of State Dr L. Murugan, a constant review of the campaign was undertaken by Secretary Shri Apurva Chandra.
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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
FDI Received in FPI Sector
The details of FDI received in the food processing sector during the last 5 years are mentioned in the table below.
FDI Equity Inflows into the Food processing sector
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Year
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FDI Inflow 
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1
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2016-17
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727.22
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2
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2017-18
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904.90
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3
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2018-19
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628.24
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4
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2019-20
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904.70
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5
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2020-21
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393.41
Source: DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Data on FDI is compiled by Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade , Ministry of Commerce & Industry. State-wise data is being compiled only since October 2019, hence, full year data is available only for 2020-21, as indicated below:
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State-wise FDI equity inflow into food processing sector 
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Sl.No.
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State Name
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2020-21
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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0.03
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2
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Delhi
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31.10
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3
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Goa
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0.02
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4
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Gujarat
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12.75
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5
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Haryana
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19.16
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6
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Himachal Pradesh
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0.16
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7
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Jharkhand
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0.34
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8
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Karnataka
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24.16
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9
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Kerala
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0.10
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10
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Maharashtra
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188.09
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11
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Punjab
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0.02
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12
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Rajasthan
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80.37
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13
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Tamil Nadu
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9.51
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14
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Telangana
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24.75
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15
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Uttar Pradesh
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2.51
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16
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West Bengal
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0.34
SSource: DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel gave this information in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Mou for Skill Development in Maritime Sector
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways  signed an MoU with Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  on 20th August, 2020 to jointly undertake the skill development and to harness the innate capabilities in Ports & Maritime sector and enhance their capacities and skills to deal with the rapidly changing competition and provide for port led prosperity as per the objectives of Sagarmala Programme and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana . MoU establishes a framework of collaboration between MoPSW and MSDE.
Additionally, MoPSW also signed another MoU with Ministry of Rural Development  in May 2017, which has been extended in April 2022, for skill development in maritime sector on convergence mode of Deen Dayal Upadhayay-Grameen Kaushalya Yojana  and Sagarmala.
Multi Skill Development Centre  is operational at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority . Total 57 Qualification Packs  are being implemented under DDU-GKY Sagarmala convergence programme. Further, it is envisaged to develop 10 Qualification Packs  under the MoU signed between MoPSW and MSDE. Apart from MSDCs in Major Ports, several skill development centres have been setup through Project Implementing Agencies . Under the DDU-GKY-Sagarmala convergence and PMKVY, more than 4,000 persons have received training for skilling, reskilling and upskilling.
Since the commencement of skill development training programs, Rs. 77.02 Cr. have been sanctioned and Rs. 36.29 Cr. funds have already been released to States / UTs under DDU- GKY Sagarmala Convergence.
This information was given by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
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Ministry of Finance
CBDT achieves another milestone by signing its 200th UAPA in April, 2018
The Central Board of Direct Taxes  has entered into one Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreement  during the month of April, 2018. With the signing of this Agreement, the CBDT has achieved another milestone of having signed its 200th UAPA. The total number of APAs entered into by CBDT has gone up to 220, which, inter alia include 20 Bilateral APAs. The UAPA signed in this month also happens to be the first APA in the current financial year.
The UAPA entered into during April, 2018 pertains to provision of sourcing support services.
The progress of the APA scheme strengthens the Government’s resolve of fostering a non-adversarial tax regime. The Indian APA programme has been appreciated nationally and internationally for being able to address complex transfer pricing issues in a fair and transparent manner.
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Ministry of Steel
PLI Scheme to Boost Steel Production
Detailed guidelines for the Production-Linked Incentive  scheme, covering 5 broad product categories of specialty steel with an outlay of ₹6,322 crores to be released over 5 years, have been notified on 20th October, 2021. The scheme envisages production-linked incentive to companies registered under the Companies Act, 2013, which qualify through the application process given in the guidelines and achieve committed incremental production prescribed for each product sub-category and make minimum prescribed investment in creating new capacity for manufacturing the applied product sub-category. Ministry organized a seminar on the scheme on 25th October, 2021 in which all major domestic steel companies including Steel Authority of India Limited  participated. Decisions regarding investment are taken by various companies including SAIL on commercial considerations and market dynamics. Various arrangements have been made for inviting applications from the interested parties.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Steel Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM speaks to Assam CM regarding flood situation in the State
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has spoken to the Chief Minister of Assam Shri Sarbananda Sonowal yesterday and today regarding the flood situation in the state.
The Prime Minister tweeted that the Central Government has been closely and constantly monitoring the situation and that all possible support is being provided to Assam for overcoming the flood situation prevailing in parts of the state.
“Ever since Assam has witnessed flooding, the Central Government has been closely and constantly monitoring the situation.
All possible support is being provided to Assam for overcoming the flood situation prevailing in parts of the state.” the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Communications
Universal Service Obligation Fund  Revamps Website, Launches New Version
Universal Service Obligation Fund  has unveiled revamped website on October 01st, 2022. The new website is designed as per the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites  issued by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India.
The new website of USOF has been given a contemporary look using state-of-the-art technical design with a dynamic homepage. It is a one-stop interactive platform with an intelligent dashboard that reflects real-time updates of USOF-funded schemes. The website also features a complete timeline that fetches and compiles all the information about new developments implemented since the launch of USOF. This ensures transparency, accessibility, and seamless dissemination of information to the public, a significant step towards doorstep delivery of services.
Amongst the new features, the site also contains an updated media gallery, linked social media platform, specified area displaying projects infographics etc. It also has the designated page for USOF’s Telecom Technology Development Fund wherein the applicants can submit their proposals.
The newly launched website https://usof.gov.in/ will help visitors and users gain more awareness about USOF and their latest projects and schemes and provide better access to citizen-centric services.
PIB Headquarters
Inline Baggage Screening with CTX Scanner goes live at International Terminal of Chennai Airport
In-Line Baggage Screening System with CTX  Scanners is commissioned and made operational for enhancement of aviation safety and security infrastructure at Chennai Airport International Departure terminal, today.
Now, passengers will not have to queue up and get their registered baggage scanned before dropping at the check-in counters, resulting in faster passenger processing, minimum queuing time, and less congestion at Check-in Area.
Total eight  nos. of state of the art CTX scanners is deployed at International  & Domestic  Terminals at a cost of Rs.58 Crore. At International Terminal, the old EDS scanner have been replaced with the CTX scanner and is put to use w.e.f. 02.01.2020.
The said CTX 9800 DSi Scanner is capable of handling up to 1800 bags per hour, making the screening process faster and more efficient. On weekly basis, the system processes more than 75,000 bags in each terminal .
In Domestic Terminal, In-Line Scanning is being introduced for the first time and is under trail, will be commissioned shortly. The Baggage Handling System  is also upgraded with high performance PLC, drives, conveyors and control system.
The complete system at International & Domestic terminal has been thoroughly tested and certified by Battelle, a TSA approved agency based in USA, for its performance and throughput as per TSA protocol and also has obtained the approval of BCAS, the apex regulatory body for Civil Aviation security in India, according to a press release Issued by Corporate Communications Department, AAI Chennai Airport.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to address Economic Times Global Business Summit on 17th February
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the Economic Times Global Business Summit on 17th February at Hotel Taj Palace in Delhi around 7:40 PM.
The theme of the Global Business Summit 2023 is "Resilience. Influence. Dominance”. The two-day Summit is being held on 17-18 February.
The Global Business Summit is hosted annually by The Times Group. It will bring together thought leaders, policy makers, academicians and corporate heads on a common platform, seeking to provide solutions to key economic challenges. More than 200 business leaders will speak across 40 sessions at the Summit.
Prime Minister's Office
Meeting between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Vice President Kamala Harris of the USA
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met Her Excellency Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America, in Washington DC on 23 September 2021, during his visit to the USA.
They expressed happiness at their first in-person meeting. They warmly recalled their telephone conversation earlier in June 2021. They exchanged views on recent global developments, including in Afghanistan and reaffirmed their commitment towards a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.
The two leaders discussed the COVID-19 situation in their respective countries, including ongoing efforts to contain the pandemic through expedited vaccination efforts, and ensuring supply of critical medicines, therapeutics and healthcare equipment.
Both sides acknowledged the importance of collaborative action on climate change. Prime Minister spoke about India's push for increasing renewable energy and the recently launched National Hydrogen Mission. He also emphasized the importance of lifestyle changes to promote environmental sustainability.
They also discussed areas of future collaboration, including space cooperation, Information Technology, especially emerging and critical technologies, as well as the cooperation in healthcare sector. Both leaders acknowledged the vibrant people-to-people linkages as the bedrock of the mutually beneficial education linkages and the flow of knowledge, innovation and talent between our two countries.
Prime Minister Modi invited Vice-President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff to visit India soon.
Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation
Independent Verification of Swachh Bharat Grameen confirms over 96% usage of toilets
The National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey  2018-19, conducted by an Independent Verification Agency  under the World Bank support project to the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen , has found that 96.5% of the households in rural India who have access to a toilet use it. The NARSS also re-confirmed the Open Defecation Free  status of 90.7% of villages which were previously declared and verified as ODF by various districts/States. The survey was conducted between November 2018 and February 2019 and covered 92040 households in 6136 villages across States and UTs of India.
The key findings of NARSS 2018-19 are as follows:
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93.1% of households were found to have access to toilets during the survey period 
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96.5% of the people who had access to toilets used them
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90.7% of villages which were previously declared and verified as ODF were confirmed to be ODF. The remaining villages also had sanitation coverage of about 93%
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95.4% of the villages surveyed found to have minimal litter and minimal stagnant water
The IVA presented their findings to the Expert Working Group  constituted for oversight of NARSS, comprising representatives from organizations including the World Bank, UNICEF, Water Aid, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, India Sanitation Coalition, NITI Aayog, and Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation. The EWG noted the satisfactory completion of the survey round 2 . Following this, the IVA submitted their provisional summary results report and raw data to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, and the same have been uploaded and made publicly accessible on the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation website .
The survey used the PPS  sampling methodology, which yields results within a confidence interval of 95%. Data was collected using the Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing  platform. The survey also covered schools, anganwadis and public/community toilets in these villages.
Since its launch in October 2014, the SBM, the world’s largest sanitation program, has changed the behaviour of hundreds of millions of people with respect to toilet access and usage. 500 million people have stopped defecating in the open since the SBM began, down from 550 million at the beginning of the programme to less than 50 million today. Over 9 crore toilets have been built across rural India under the Mission. Over 5.5 lakh villages and 615 districts have been declared ODF, along with 30 ODF States and Union Territories.
Ministry of Textiles
Ministry of Textiles observes Constitution Day
On the occasion of Constitution Day, Shri Ravi Capoor, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles led the senior officers of the Ministry in readingthe preamble to the constitution along with Hon’ble President of India,here today. DC  and Secretary  administered the pledge to officials of the ministry to adhere to the principles of our constitution- Justice, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity to uphold our democratic values. A Preamble Signature Board was mounted in the ministry at a prominent place.
The officers also participated in a webinar on “Constitutional Values & Fundamental Principles”. An Essay competition on “Constitution of India” was also organised on the occasion.